02 Nov 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix
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in FIA Formula 1 World Championship
The 2008 Brazilian Grand Prix was Round 18 of the 2008 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held in Interlagos, Brazil on Sunday, 2 November 2008. Felipe Massa started on pole position for Ferrari and was the race winner. The result of this Grand Prix sealed the outcome of the 2008 Drivers’ Championship and Lewis Hamilton won the world title for the first time.
Formula 1 Grande Prêmio Do Brasil 2008 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Abbreviation | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Felipe Massa | MAS | Brazil | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 71 | 1:34:11.435 | - | - | 1:13.736 | 36 | 194.865 | 10 |
| 2 | 5 | Fernando Alonso | ALO | Spain | Renault | Bridgestone | 71 | 1:34:24.733 | +13.298 | +13.298 | 1:14.229 | 39 | 194.408 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | Kimi Räikkönen | RAI | Finland | Ferrari | Bridgestone | 71 | 1:34:27.670 | +16.235 | +2.937 | 1:14.117 | 59 | 194.307 | 6 |
| 4 | 15 | Sebastian Vettel | VET | Germany | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone | 71 | 1:34:49.446 | +38.011 | +21.776 | 1:14.214 | 25 | 193.564 | 5 |
| 5 | 22 | Lewis Hamilton | HAM | Great Britain | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 71 | 1:34:50.342 | +38.907 | +0.896 | 1:14.159 | 31 | 193.533 | 4 |
| 6 | 12 | Timo Glock | GLO | Germany | Toyota | Bridgestone | 71 | 1:34:55.803 | +44.368 | +5.461 | 1:14.057 | 32 | 193.348 | 3 |
| 7 | 23 | Heikki Kovalainen | KOV | Finland | McLaren Mercedes | Bridgestone | 71 | 1:35:06.509 | +55.074 | +10.706 | 1:14.207 | 36 | 192.985 | 2 |
| 8 | 11 | Jarno Trulli | TRU | Italy | Toyota | Bridgestone | 71 | 1:35:19.898 | +1:08.463 | +13.389 | 1:14.167 | 40 | 192.533 | 1 |
| 9 | 10 | Mark Webber | WEB | Australia | Red Bull Renault | Bridgestone | 71 | 1:35:31.101 | +1:19.666 | +11.203 | 1:15.033 | 40 | 192.157 | |
| 10 | 3 | Nick Heidfeld | HEI | Germany | Sauber BMW | Bridgestone | 70 | 1:34:22.761 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:14.652 | 41 | 191.736 | |
| 11 | 4 | Robert Kubica | KUB | Poland | Sauber BMW | Bridgestone | 70 | 1:34:48.549 | 1 lap | +25.788 | 1:14.375 | 61 | 190.867 | |
| 12 | 7 | Nico Rosberg | ROS | Germany | Williams Toyota | Bridgestone | 70 | 1:34:51.339 | 1 lap | +2.790 | 1:14.934 | 35 | 190.774 | |
| 13 | 16 | Jenson Button | BUT | Great Britain | Honda | Bridgestone | 70 | 1:35:01.806 | 1 lap | +10.467 | 1:14.759 | 59 | 190.423 | |
| 14 | 14 | Sebastien Bourdais | BOU | France | Toro Rosso Ferrari | Bridgestone | 70 | 1:35:05.349 | 1 lap | +3.543 | 1:14.951 | 57 | 190.305 | |
| 15 | 17 | Rubens Barrichello | BAR | Brazil | Honda | Bridgestone | 70 | 1:35:20.589 | 1 lap | +15.240 | 1:15.414 | 35 | 189.798 | |
| 16 | 20 | Adrian Sutil | SUT | Germany | Force India Ferrari | Bridgestone | 69 | 1:34:31.247 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:15.773 | 60 | 188.714 | |
| 17 | 8 | Kazuki Nakajima | NAK | Japan | Williams Toyota | Bridgestone | 69 | 1:34:42.834 | 2 laps | +11.587 | 1:15.865 | 50 | 188.329 | |
| 18 | 21 | Giancarlo Fisichella | FIS | Italy | Force India Ferrari | Bridgestone | 69 | 1:35:09.395 | 2 laps | +26.561 | 1:15.212 | 36 | 187.453 | |
| DNF | 6 | Nelson Piquet Jr. | PIQ | Brazil | Renault | Bridgestone | ||||||||
| DNF | 9 | David Coulthard | COU | Great Britain | Red Bull Renault | Bridgestone |